Wagon end-gate



(No Model.)

I. GRUZAN.

WAGON END GATE.

No. 298,831v

Patentedlvray 2o, 1884.

N. PETERS. Fholuihugmphur, washmmn. D. C.

- gate B and the bottom of the wagon, respect- ISAAC CRUZAN, OF VILLOV SPRINGS, KANSAS.

WAGON END-GAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent o. 298,831, dated May 20, 18814.

Application filed January 12, 1854. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ISAAC GRUZAN, a citi# zen of the United States, residing at NVillow Springs, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

'My invention relates to wagon-bodies, and more particularly to a combined endlgate and platform for the same, to allow of the ready removal of grain, &c., from the wagon; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be cheap and simple in its construction and effective and durable in its use.

rIhe invention consists in the combination, with a wagon, of a hinged gate or door and other parts, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a rear view of a wagon-body having my improved gate applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the gate in position for the removal of grain. Fig. 3 is a cross-section.

A represents the wagon-body, which is of the usual construction, and having the vertical strips a attached to its inner rear end.

B represents the end-gate, having the strips b attached to its outer side, the same being provided with transverse perforations b', which register with perforations b2 in the strips a and the side-boards of the wagon, the said perforations being adapted to receive bars b3 for locking the gate. The gate Bis secured to the bottom of the wagon by hingesC, the ends of which are secured to the outer side of the ively. The gate B is provided on its inner side with strips D, which are cut off diagonally; or they may be sloped downwardly from the top of the gate to the iioor of the wagon. These strips D are provided on their inner sides with uprights or braces d, which, when the gate is lowered, bear against the strips a, and thus serve to support the gate. rIhe strips D are provided on their top edges with metal plates e, the same extending a short distance beyond the ends of the said strips, and provided at their ends with perforations c', adapted to receive hooks e2, which are secured to the inner sides of the side-boards of the wagon.

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to unload a wagon, the locking-bars b3 are withdrawn and the gate lowered, as shown in Fig. 2, the braces d bearing against the strips, thus serving as a support, and also preventing the escape of grain. The hooks are then secured in the perforations of the metal plates, thus securing a firm fastening and affording a platform for the driver to stand upon while unloading the wagon.

It will be seen that, when desired, the gate i as above described maybe dispensed with by simply removing the hinges which secure it to the door of t-he wagon-body, and the ordinary end-board used in lieu thereof.

It will also be obvious that the improvement as above described is simple in its construction, may be readily applied, and affords convenient means for either loading or unloading a wagon, affording a platform for the driver, and allowing him ready access to the contents of the wagon.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a-wagon-body having vertical strips d secured to its inner sides, adjacent to the ends thereof, of a gate, I3, hinged to the floor thereof, and provided with side strips, D, having plates e, provided at their forward ends with openings or perforations to receive the ends of hooks pivoted to the inner sides of the wagon-body, strips secured to the outer sides of said gate, near the end thereof,-

Witnesses:

JOHN W. SwrMLnig, FRANK Rooirs. 

